PROJECT BASED LEARNING What is PBL Driving Question

PROJECT BASED LEARNING What is PBL?

Driving Question: What is project based learning and how is it different from traditional teaching and learning?

Knows & Need to Knows: What do you know about the PBL? What do you need to know about PBL?

What is the difference between projects and project-based learning? Walk & ❏Examine the graphic Talk ❏Create a list of the similarities and differences between traditional projects and PBL ❏Find a walking partner or triad (consider someone who is not sitting at your table group)

What is the difference between projects and project-based learning? Walk & Talk While walking, talk about the following questions: 1. What differences stand out most to you? 2. What did you find most surprising or interesting and why? 3. Which do you think would be the easiest to implement and why? 4. Which do you think would be the most difficult to implement and why?

Projects vs. PBL PROJECTS ❏Large or small activities after being pushed through ❏Assignments ❏Lectures ❏Reading ❏Usually a culminating event for a unit or semester ❏Only demonstration of knowledge learned ❏May or may not have a real-world connection PBL ❏ Explore the curriculum ❏ Driving question or problem statement ❏ Creates a reason to learn ❏ Lectures, reading, assignments build skills for project completion (through application) ❏ Learn content through completion (doing) of project ❏ Real-world connection ❏ Public product/ Presentation of knowledge

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